Seaspan today announced that Peter Lister has joined Seaspan Marine as vice-president, commercial services.

Lister brings with him over 20 years of experience as a research and innovation leader in the forestry sector, and joins the company from FPInnovations where he served as vice–president, forest operations & wood products.

As a member of Seaspan Marine’s senior leadership team, Lister has overall responsibility for marketing, sales and customer relations within the company’s current customer base. He will develop and build effective marketing strategies, customer service quality control measures, customer service standards and account management processes.

He holds both a masters and bachelor of applied science in mechanical engineering from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and recently served as director of both the Canadian Wood Council and Canadian Construction Innovations.

“Peter is strategic and creative with demonstrated experience in delivering customer satisfaction and financial performance,” said Bart Reynolds, president, Seaspan Marine. “He also excels in complex environments and creating collaborative approaches across competing stakeholder groups. I am thrilled to welcome Peter to the Seaspan team.”